Quran 7:58: The Last Testament

As for the good town, its plants are produced by its Lord's permission, while the inferior land does not produce except very little. It is such that We cite the signs for a people who are thankful.

7:58Verse 1018 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَالْبَلَدُ

wal-baladu

And the land

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form بلد. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

And the land

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاāلْlبَbaلَlaدُdu

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ROOTب ل د

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with 2 attached parts

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)This word resumes the flow after a pause or change in thought.Corpus grammarREM — prefixed rem particle.

“الْ” (al)the Arabic equivalent of “the.” It makes the following noun specific.Corpus grammarDET — prefixed definite article.

“بَلَدُ” (baladu)means “And the land” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is masculine, nominative.Corpus grammarN — nominative noun.